Table 1 Rates of referral by rural GPs to CMPs in the past 12 months
Referral rate | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
At least weekly | 7 (1.2%) |
At least monthly | 9 (1.5%) |
A few times per year | 42 (7.2%) |
I have not referred but would consider | 201 (34.3%) |
I would never refer | 221 (37.7%) |
I have not referred as I do not know of any practitioners | 102 (17.4%) |
Total have never referred | 524 (89.6%) |
No response | 3 (0.5%) |